The Bluffton Child Development Center is holding a raffle, which offers several prizes. Those prizes include two boys' bicycles (20 and 26 inch), two girls' bicycles (20 and 26 inch), four bike helmets, a Wilson NFL football and gift cards.
Tickets are $2 each or three for $5. Tickets are available at Citizens National Bank or from any board member. Drawing for prizes will take place Dec. 14.
Look at the thermometer! There are guys driving around in convertibles with their tops down and it's late October. Here's the high and low readings for the past seven day, plus the precipitation record, from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.
The course at Ottawa Park was a familiar one; the team had run there before at the O-G Blue/Gold Invite earlier in the season. The course, while fairly flat, has many tight turns, which makes it one of the more difficult to run. Nevertheless, the weather was flawless and Bluffton was prepared for battle.
The Bluffton High School girls' cross country team placed second to qualify for regionals. Senior Matthew Herron also placed second individually and will represent Bluffton boys Saturday in Tiffin.
Bluffton's schedule of debt was released at the Oct. 25 council meeting. The debt balance as of Jan. 1, 2011, will total $10,978,268. Debt funds include:
o Town hall improvement
o Five water projects
o Two waste water projects
To view the schedule of debt open the attachment at the bottom of this story.
NOTE: A summary of the 2011 Bluffton village budget is available as an attachment at the bottom of this story.
It was announced at the Oct. 25 Bluffton council meeting that the number of signatures on the annexation of the North Dixie Highway area currently stands at 19 (not including the village). That means that a majority of property owners in that area want to annex their property to the village.
James D. Moser, 88, of Pandora, died 12:00 p.m. Oct. 25, 2010, at the Hilty Memorial Home, Pandora. He was born Aug. 3, 1922, in Richland Township to Ira and Mary Herr Moser. On June 29, 1942, he married Dorothy Huser and she survives.
In 1957 Mr. Moser started his own electrical business in Pandora where he sold Hotpoint appliances, paint and small appliances. His wife, Dorothy, served as his bookkeeper and secretary. In 1968 his son, Tom, joined him.
All Bluffton High School Junior Class parents are invited to a Post Prom Planning Meeting on Monday, Nov. 1, at 6:30 p.m. in the Bluffton High School Cafeteria.
Parents who would like to be involved but are unable to attend this meeting are asked to contact Susan Liska.
BFR will expand the skill development programs for area youth this fall. Three programs will be offered after school featuring sport fundamentals plus scrimmage play. Players of all abilities are invited to participate. Area college student athletes under the direction of BFR staff will lead the programs. Advance registration is requested for each program.
First, let me apologize for the slow communication. Wireless Internet is hard to come by in the hinterlands of Australia, and that's where we've been lately. I'll probably be back in the States before I'm able to send my next report. But here's what's been happening since my last communiqu'e:
